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News “por y para la comunidad,” or “by and for the community.”
Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA
Joined May 2011
Voters in Boyle Heights can head to neighborhood polling centers starting today, after officials added four pop-up vote sites ahead of the special election featuring Proposition 50. Here’s where to find them.
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If you’re voting by mail in California’s special election, or in any election, each ballot filed requires a signature. Those signatures are then verified as ballots are counted. Here’s how that process works.
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Voter signatures on ballots and matching them to official records are the main way to identify a voter's identity, but the process varies in different counties.
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At Distrito Catorce in Boyle Heights, a new painting replaces a beloved Dodgers tribute, capturing the disappointment and activism of longtime fans in response to the team’s silence on immigration raids.
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At Distrito Catorce in Boyle Heights, a new mural replaces a beloved Dodgers tribute, capturing the disappointment and activism of longtime fans in response to the team’s silence on immigration raids.
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About 600 Los Angeles Unified schools will start serving supper to offset expected delays to the federal food assistance program.
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About 600 schools will provide supper to any child up to 18 years old Monday through Friday, even if it’s not the school they’re enrolled at
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There is special concern about how delays in this program will affect students of all ages and their ability to receive an education.
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There is special concern about how delays in this program will affect students of all ages and their ability to receive an education.
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Alessandro Negrete served the Boyle Heights community for years, but he’s now hoping to show the opportunities that are possible outside the U.S.
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Alessandro Negrete served the Boyle Heights community for years, but he’s now hoping to show the opportunities that are possible outside the U.S.
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From eerie hospitals to ghostly parks, these historic Boyle Heights landmarks are said to echo with the stories — and spirits — of Los Angeles’ past.
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From eerie hospitals to ghostly parks, these historic Boyle Heights landmarks are said to echo with the stories — and spirits — of Los Angeles’ past.
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Last year, one East LA family went viral for turning their block into the ultimate Dodgers viewing party — projecting the World Series onto the side of a water tank across the street from their home. This year, they’re at it again.
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Last year, one East LA family went viral for turning their block into the ultimate Dodgers viewing party. Now, they're at it again.
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From Eastside corridors to city storefronts — here’s our list of places to buy Cempasúchil, a tradition for the holiday found all around Los Angeles.
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From Eastside corridors to city storefronts — here's our list of places to buy Cempasúchil, a tradition for the holiday found all around Los Angeles.
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The Chicano rock group collaborated with David Hidalgo of Los Lobos and artist Ofelia Esparza to create “Memory and Return,” an album that’s “an urgent battle against forgetting.”
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The Chicano rock group collaboration titled “Memory and Return,” is an album that’s “an urgent battle against forgetting.”
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Stay Housed L.A. will receive $15 million to continue providing services to struggling renters.
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By David Wagner for LAistOriginally published Oct. 23, 2025 Topline: The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to pay nearly $15 million to extend renter assistance funding into next spring,...
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Boyle Heights residents who want to vote in person will be able to do so at four pop-up vote centers in the upcoming election, Los Angeles County officials confirmed on Monday.
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The announcement came after Boyle Heights Beat reported that no in-person polling places would be available in the neighborhood.
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Garfield High School in East Los Angeles was evacuated on Monday morning after law enforcement agents were conducting an investigation nearby, sheriff’s officials said. Parents can pick up their students on 4th Street in front of the Griffith STEAM Magnet Middle School.
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LASD officials said students were safe and assured Boyle Heights Beat that the activity was not related to immigration enforcement.
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LASD officials said students were safe and assured Boyle Heights Beat that the activity was not related to immigration enforcement.
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Gov. Newsom has repeatedly warned, without evidence, that immigration agents could show up at polling sites the way they did at the launch for Proposition 50. Community members and local leaders say those fears are real.
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Gov. Newsom has repeatedly warned, without evidence, that immigration agents could show up at polling sites the way they did at the launch for Proposition 50. Community members and local leaders say...
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LA County supervisors voted to push their sheriff to restrict the sharing and retention of license plate data collected with high-tech surveillance cameras.
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LA County supervisors voted to push their sheriff to restrict the sharing and retention of license plate data collected with high-tech surveillance cameras.
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Garfield’s reign continues: Bulldogs beat Roosevelt for fourth straight East LA Classic win
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A milestone win for Garfield highlights neighborhood pride, packed stands, and a lively halftime show by DJ Mustard.
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A Garfield senior and a Roosevelt sophomore are challenging gender expectations and redefining school spirit through determination, teamwork and pride.
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From football to drill, two students from Garfield and Roosevelt are challenging gender expectations and inspiring their peers to be themselves.
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Boyle Heights residents seeking to vote in person in the Nov. 4 special election will have to travel to East Los Angeles, downtown LA, or another Eastside neighborhood for the nearest vote center, as no polling place will be located in their community.
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Residents will have to travel outside the neighborhood to vote in person on Nov. 4, raising concerns among local organizers about voter access.
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